#144: What to Eat to Live Longer
Longevity is a hot topic, but it’s not just about the future. It’s about living better day to day because you feel better. Nutritionist Nisha Melvani breaks through the noise with four simple things to focus on, like the 10-minute blood-sugar fix, and easy habit-stacking for bone strength and overall health.
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Hi friends,
This episode is about making the real work of living manageable, because time and this life is a gift. We're so thrilled to bring back dietitian nutritionist Nisha Melvani of Cooking for Peanuts. She is a wealth of information, breaking nutrition down in a way that’s practical, realistic, and doable.
She covers what it takes to not just live longer, but to feel better so you can live more right now! She addresses everything from popular health trends to avoid, to what really matters when it comes to healthy aging. She simplifies all the health advice out there by giving four key elements that matter enough to keep doing. So if you're ready to shift how you think about calories, make easy changes that don't make you go nuts, and implement simple habit-stacks that make health doable, this episode is for you!
Listen in to learn everything from why bone health matters and what easily accessible things you can do about it, how to support your body when you can't avoid all the things, and meal prep tips to keep healthy foods at hand! This episode is so informative and practical, that it might be the next best thing to hiring your own personal nutritionist.
EPISODE SHOW NOTES
- What influenced Nisha’s passion for nutrition and how that grew to an online platform of a million followers
- Why longevity matters, and why it’s really more about feeling your best right now
- What popular health trends to avoid for the sake of longevity
- Why fiber may be more imperative for health than just protein
- What physical factors affect how we age
- How to simplify wellness advice and decide what matters enough to keep doing
- The four key elements to focus on
- Shifting how you think about calories by listening to your own body cues
- The benefit of eating slowly and mindfully
- How portion size might need to shift when eating plants, and not in the way you may think
- Why and how bone health is key and when bone development is most crucial
- 5 things that can contribute to healthy bone density
- The role of resistance training in whole-body health
- Ways to easily incorporate resistance training into daily life
- Easy shifts to avoid microplastics, without going nuts
- Ways to support your body when you can’t avoid inevitable microplastic exposure
- The 10 minute blood sugar fix that works like magic to improve your insulin response
- Meal ideas to incorporate lots of nutrients
- Meal prep tips to keep healthy foods quick and easy to access
- Simple habit-stacks to integrate movement in your life, and why it matters
RESOURCES
- Nisha's website & resources: Cooking for Peanuts
- Nisha on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, & TikTok (@CookingForPeanuts)
- OSTEA-GAINS App
- Rhonda Fitz Fitness
- Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix
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